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Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank

England
List entry 1015558
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015558
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.39 hectares
Grid reference
TL 06174 24583
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Waulud's Bank is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure situated near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, dating to the early fourth millennium BCE. The monument comprises a substantial oval earthwork defined by a series of interrupted ditches, characteristic of causewayed enclosures of the early Neolithic period in southern Britain. Excavations have yielded Neolithic pottery and flint artefacts consistent with occupation and ceremonial activity during the Neolithic era. The site represents an important example of early monumental architecture in the region and provides archaeological evidence of Neolithic settlement patterns and land use in the Midlands.

Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015558. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank?

Waulud's Bank is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure situated near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, dating to the early fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015558.

Who is responsible for protecting Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank?

Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015558.

What other scheduled monuments are near Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dray's Ditches (3.2 km), Strip lynchets on Stopsley Common (3.5 km), Two bowl barrows on Galley Hill, 880m north east of the golf course club house (3.9 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Dray's Ditches
3.2 km
Strip lynchets on Stopsley Common
3.5 km
Two bowl barrows on Galley Hill, 880m north east of the golf course club house
3.9 km
Medieval village 100m west of Zouches Farm
3.9 km
Dunstable Priory
5 km
Fishponds south east of Chalgrave Manor
5.2 km
Thorn Spring moated site and associated woodbanks
5.6 km
Conger Hill: a motte and bailey castle
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank

Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank

St AlbansRoman town · ~11.7 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~20.5 miles
Domesday entry for Biscot, Bedfordshire →
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